Artists of the Month & New Artists

Artists of the Month: September 2024

Linda Hagen

Linda, who paints in oils, moved to Las Cruces from Ohio in 2004. She instantly connected to the light and landscape of New Mexico. She paints in her studio as well as plein air, a French expression which refers to the act of painting outdoors. She enjoys the challenges of painting the light, depth and color, especially at the Mesilla Valley Farmland she calls home. Her love of nature and animals is reflected in her work, but she holds a special regard for the horses.

Jean Wilkey

Jean’s art starts with color, with a momentary glance at something previously unseen, with a feeling. She paints worlds populated with plants, animals, people and other objects, which blur the line between outdoors and indoors, between indoor and outdoor, between still life and landscape. Her compositions incorporate personal symbolism that becomes a metaphor for our relationship to the animal kingdom, to nature and to our spiritual and physical selves. Her art has appeared in Southwest Art and Exploring Tosca magazines. She holds an MFA in painting and has taught at NMSU, UTEP, and Doña Ana Community College

New Gallery Artist

Tamara Michalina

Tamara has been creating her whole life and making a living as an artist for 34 years now. She makes her own lampwork glass beads and ceramic components to create one of a kind wearable art. She also uses antique African trade beads, gemstones, recycled components, felt and Czech glass.

In addition, the gallery artists offer art in many media, which include:
original paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, fabric collage,
stained glass and gourds, as well as affordable note cards and prints.
For further information please call 575-522-2933.